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talent show s played out on the w eek­
e could keep it simple and
I
ends and on Sundays, they held their
tell you that Rose, Sky and
own church service in the basem ent
Lyric, the three sister (and we
o f their house. “It was called the Sons
mean that literally and spiritually)known
O f G od Sanctuary," Rose recalls. “Our
as Willie Max are in perseverance and
m other is an ordained m inister. Our
harmony, the rebirth of the Pointer sis­
new group a chance and show folks
‘C a n ’t G e t E n o u g h " f e a t u r in g
group in qu ite so m e tim e, W illie
that a fam ily cou ld com e together
R ap hael, sh ould allow you som e in­
M ax’s B ona F id e has it all.
and stay togeth er. “P lu s,” he adm its,
d ication . A d rip p in g w et love son g,
“C a n ’t G et E n o u g h ’ d isp la y s the
W hich m eans o f course, com ing
full circle, keeping an unwavering faith
A n d g iv e th em a ch an ce he did.
sen su al balladry, reflectiv e h arm o­
and slaying true to family. “W illie Max
W illie M ax co-w rote 10 so n g s on the
n ie s, and in your face type o f lyrics
has to stay real,” says Rose. ‘W e can’t
debu t albu m B ona F ide. “W e had a
W illie M ax is set to d eliver on their
work any other kind o f way.” She looks
lot o f artistic sp a ce,” says Lyric.
deb u t P o o k ie/M o to w n disc. T h e a t­
over at her sisters; they know what’s
“R ap hael allo w ed us to u se our cre­
rics, laugh ter, e m o tio n , fun k, heart,
com ing next. Always have. “Seriously,”
ative m in d s and flo w ,” sh e rem em ­
bers. ‘T h e albu m is strictly W illie
so u l, flair, and a d ow n-h om e spirit
that h a sn ’t b een seen in a fam ily
she begins with a wink, “W e will W illie
“they ju st kept b u ggin g me."
ters. W e could tell you that their voices
brother played the drum s and Sky,
M ax.” If y o u ’re w o n d erin g ju st
are so beautifully married that together,
Lyric and 1 were the choir. It was
beautiful. N eighborhood folks would
w hat th at is, their first sin g le,
thev sound like clear echoes of one an-
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other. The fact that super producer
hear o f the service and ask,
Raphael Saadiz chose Willie Max to
c a n w e c o m e by y a l l ’s
debut on his new label Pookie Records
church,” she rem em bers.
is reason enough to stop and listen. How
W illie M ax first m et
about the fact that these three talented
R aphael Saadiq a decade
sisters decided that they wanted to go on
ago in D etroit at a WJLB
Aaliyah’s “O ne In A M illion” tour so
they learned the lyrics to her entire al­
c o n cert, back w h en they
bum in one day, bum rushed the audi­
w ent by the classic nam e,
T h e Sm ith R eflections. O n
tion and nailed the gig on the spot. “W e
a return visit to D etroit by
Festival
walked into that audition like we owned
R aphael, the girls m et up
it," laughs Lyric. “W e Willie Max-ified
w ith him again. “W e w ere
Aaliyah on the spot.’
W illiam M ax are the daughters o f
on a m ission !” states Rose.
W illie Sm ith and M arie M axw ell
and he was im pressed. K eep­
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Sm ith. W illie was a singer, em cee,
com edian and tap dancer; Marie M ax­
in g in touch through the
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years, in 1996, T h e Sm ith
well Sm ith a jazz singer. T ogether,
R eflection s b ecam e W illie
they w ere the kind o f M am a and
M ax, signed, sealed and d e­
D addy w ho lied about their ages; the
livered to R ap h ael’s new
M otow n im p rin t, P ook ie
says had been together “forevah.”
Records. Saadiq says that
of «even, with spiri­
he signed W illie M ax be­
tual ties so tight that living room
cause he w anted to give this
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